The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-11-18


ussrice Thompson. sssle 0soI~Rlsi.
On che OH inss.. subsntssed % the GuVsr-
aer brlef report ~ me work dssse %
NE department duriag the psse yesr.
rhe lao vsQnires hin 10 publish report
every Two Sear~. AeUro. the oae e. y.
printed viii cover the work u The CON-
ing year and siM NOT ~ issued uwssl
late In The nusum~ nj l635I 1usissw I'M
1 sss year ~ surveys snd essmsIns ioas
have he~n st . very intesestinx snd val
ushle rhsrnrter. ewing 10 the dtucov~rs
md Qssst<l deseiopusenl II the vast De-
r~siss ~ nssusal xas IN The Trenton
lWsess"ue. The tsOrinEs IL Indiana IL
sesrch NJ THE furi. Mr.. Thonsps,n ssss
hsve dtsrl"srsl iss exissemce liz ~ xpps-
remsiv jnexhsussibls suppiy usssler ~ arrs
of nssris tiOO square Rsilss, with svvvs
prob~biIisy ~ new discovesiss im co.
near snswre. N~xs year ~ WilI ss~lslish
IN exhaustive detailed seudy ~ THE
sccsrste mar ~ The ga Gekjs. In do
this requires another years work - The
we'll juss conplrsrd ~ Auksrs. ~ Kaib
e"wnts. hse Ss,~s~d "a ensirrIy new aud
ssrsshshly rich srr~ ~ re- fsr north 81 sh~
wshssh river. and the discoveries in sl.e
-xsrvme soU T. wesserW part ~ slse State
show that the exiss~Wce Of che d~posis
reaches The bsnks 81 sls~ Ohm river.
Cossinuing. NJ. Tisssss,tssssm aa,s: n.
discovery. MI even The 0wdiws ~ itch
gold wsine~. could have assraclrd nOse
attention e. 1ndisns than hns the sli.c"v-
sry Of natural gas. Nv once smd M
private sdslres- have s~en overwl eln,~d
wish Iesters 81 inquiry n ~ aln"st every
si-se IN the uni0n ans. = excilensemi q
gaa cemtsrs has been inlense. Nor can
the wealth added ~ Indiana BE- c<sssspss-
ted. - The proper aud m0ss economical
application ~ naiursi Us tn the vsrinsss
u-e> 10 which IL l. suited u q sci iu IL
earliest stage. Should the prrsemt sup
ply prUve persistent lbe is.1ux 0f capital
w"uid. IL The next T.. years. b ssrsds
aud hrnvv. There Il no indication Whai.
ever Of failure IL any ~ the weils.s
A. FrsncesslIle aud RossI Center.
north ~ the Wsbssh. the rrpors sisses
that oil Of Snoss excellent quality hss
he~N reached. A. the latter pl.cr the In.
sse thrs . pss ing oil 6e;d may
~ developed. The hole rrgiom north
81 the wabash il full 1T interest and
promises most valuable results. mr.
Tn"Imp.on r~rnrts slsst The e. % ~ everv-
ssody Interested In the nnsural gss suh-
j~ct arr turned toward indianapolis, and
that the insrohuciion nj The gss within
her limits will b. The sigssl h.r . general
movement. ''But.' he rousinu~s, sso
isng . shst grras civ h~siisses there will
~ doubt IL The minds of shose VIM
sre considering The question NJ In.
ves,i.g In ~, business s6erted BY cheap
fueiv
Prof 3. = Gcrbv 4 engaged In nssk-
ing IN acrursse statement ~ the nunslrs
~ weIls 's'rvd during the pat sssr, IN,
there T. grss dilllrnIiv In 0hssinIsu ~.
acs information. Mr.. Thompson highly
shis sssisialss fns his n
cheney snd sxperience. The regular
ssnlngical survsss b. ". II Sss2mson,
prinrilsslIy IN the wpsssrn dIvisiOn Of
the stsses iurlusljng The Ksnkskse region.
hsve b~en pursued. The State Gsolo.
sisi hinsseIs hes Devoted : ess0d deal ~
time 20 = survey ~ the great drifs In|
middle northern Indiana.